Laura Holborow, Kate Rosenberg, Marissa Freeman and Megan Gardner

The team’s innovative teaching idea, “Growing Back to Nature,” is focused on expanding the understanding of how children can make ‘greener’ choices. The students will create gardens inside and out of a newly developed greenhouse on school property. Students involved in the program will learn the value of gardening for their own nourishment. Educating children about the importance of creating an environmentally clean and safe ecosystem is essential in today's world. According to the team, the goal of “Growing Back to Nature” is not just to tell students what can be done to make greener choices, but rather designing experiences that allow the students to actually make those choices. The addition of a new greenhouse provides a cross-curricular opportunity to grow food that students will be able to utilize in cooking classes, investigate in scientific studies, and proudly share with the community.